Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid P-1853 Enfield and a nice oxidized patina

and a nice oxidized patina

Willetts and his crew crashed while training with a friendly submarine 12 miles (19 km) south of Montauk Point

or whether it was replaced when the helmet was repainted

The helmet is perfectly standard issue and comes with correct brass linked chin strap and transit tin on to which the Royal Marine cypher over the Royal Coat of Arms has been adhered

which dates to the 1870s

Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid P-1853 Enfield and a nice oxidized patinaOriginal Item: Only One Available. Called in German a Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber, this genuine badge is constructed of silvered zinc. Over time, the silvering can wear and flake off, showing the oxidized base metal, which is zinc. This example still has almost all of the original wash on the front of the badge, with the expected wear on the reverse which now only displays very little of the silver wash. The design of the badge consists of an